Economics & Investing for Preppers

Here are the latest items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. And we must mention that most of these items are from the quirky “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of JWR. (SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor):

Precious Metals:

First, over at Gold-Eagle, here is some commentary by Darren Capriotti: Silver Price Ends Slump; Is There More to Come?

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Clint Siegner: Trump Turmoil Grows, Prompting Flight to Safety

Commodities Economics:

And over at OilPrice.com, comes this from Dan Dicker: This Could Be Oil’s Last Trip Into The $40’s (Caution: Auto-start video ads.)

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Also this: Saudi vs Shale: The Breakeven Myth

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Wheat Futures Surge After U.S. Crop Pummeled by Snowstorm

Forex:

On to foreign exchange (Forex) news, Gary Savage had this:  Charts of the Day – U.S. Dollar Three Year Cycle Low

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Frank Holmes asks: Can We Expect Further Weakening Of The US Dollar?

Global Stocks and Bonds:

Next, over at The Wall Street Journal, we read: The Quants Run Wall Street Now

Derivatives:

Some recent OTC Derivatives news: Dealers disagree over charge for CCP counterparty risk

Global Economy:

ZeroHedge reports: Greek Authorities To Launch Mass Confiscation Of Safe Deposit Boxes, Securities, Homes In Tax-Evasion Crackdown

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Next, from TheHousingBubbleBlog.com: The Crux Of The Problem Is Oversupply

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